Pete Kreis

Albert Jacob "Pete" Kreis (January 19, 1900 – May 25, 1934)^[1] was an American racing driver. Kreis was a wealthy contractor who took a month off each year to drive in the 500.^[2]

Pete Kreis
Kreis, circa 1926
Born	Albert Jacob Kreis (1900-01-19)January 19, 1900 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	May 25, 1934(1934-05-25) (aged 34) Speedway, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
27 races run over 10 years
Best finish	9th (1926)
First race	1925 Culver City 250 #1 (Culver City)
Last race	1933 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 2 0

Death

Kreis and his riding mechanic Robert Hahn were killed while practicing for the 1934 Indianapolis 500. As they were coming out of the southwest turn, Kreis lost control of his front-drive car, which smashed into and mounted the outside wall and from there tumbled 15 feet (4.6 m) before hitting a tree. Kreis, who was thrown from the car, was killed instantly. Hahn died shortly thereafter.^[3]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1925 38 9 106.338 10 8 200 0 Running 1927 9 12 109.900 16 17 123 0 Front axle 1928 32 19 112.906 11 22 73 0 Rod bearing 1929 4 17 112.528 14 16 91 0 Engine seized 1932 18 17 110.270 29 15 178 0 Crash T1 1933 2 11 114.370 14 32 63 0 Universal joint Totals 728 0

Starts 6 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 1 Retired 5

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